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'Beemageddon' delayed: Bumblebee reemergence puzzles scientists

2013-07-23 23:43:55| Agriculture - Topix.net

A disappearing North American bumblebee species has reemerged in Washington state, stunning scientists and conservationists who long feared that "Beemageddon" would cause the collapse of the agriculture industry.

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After mass bumblebee die-off, activists call for new pesticide rules

2013-06-26 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Even as Oregonians are mourning and memorializing the tens of thousands of bees killed in a recent pesticide spraying, they`re also trying to prevent other bees from meeting a similarly tragic end. That means keeping the pollinators away from the poisoned trees that caused the deaths. And for some activists, it also means pushing for new rules and policies to curb use of neonicotinoid insecticides. The tragedy started a week and a half ago when a landscaping company sprayed Safari neonic insecticide...

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Return of the short-haired bumblebee

2013-06-13 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Last week I held a short-haired bumblebee queen in my hand, stretched out my arm and watched as she clambered on to a red clover flower to take her first sip of wild, English nectar. This week I've been glued to the Springwatch Bumblebee Cam a webcam showing the daily workings of a thriving buff-tailed (Bombus terrestris) colony. The one experience in the context of the other has left me with a strange sense of history and new beginnings; of lessons learned and hope. My short-haired bumblebee...

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Bumblebee and Chicken of the Sea expand tuna recall

2013-03-09 11:37:55| Food - Topix.net

Tri-Union Seafoods LLC has expanded their recall of Chicken of the Sea tuna to include a limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 5-ounce chunk light tuna in oil.

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